Summer house rental
We rent out your summer house in North Zealand using the same model as our Airbnb management: listing, guests and payouts. You keep ownership, we run the operation.
17% of rental income including VAT, as with Airbnb management.
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The same model as our Airbnb management: one agreement, the whole operation, and a monthly statement.
Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo with one synchronised calendar, so your summer house is seen and booked without double bookings.
We write the listing, set up the photos and adjust the price as seasons and demand change.
We answer guests before, during and after their stay and deal with the unexpected, so you do not have to.
Guests message us, not you.
A key box or code lock, so arrivals work smoothly, even late in the evening, without you meeting the guests.
Cleaning, linen and preparation between each rental, as with Airbnb management, billed separately at cost or agreed rates.
A monthly statement of income, costs and net result you can put straight into your accounts.
Tell us briefly about the summer house and we will send you a personal estimate within 24 hours.
We manage your summer house using the same model as our Airbnb management: the same platforms, the same guest service and the same percentage fee.
If you also have, or are considering, a holiday apartment in a holiday centre or a timeshare week, we manage that too.
See holiday apartments and timeshareTransparency
How a booking splits with us when the guest pays DKK 10,000 for the stay. If the guest books via Airbnb, Airbnb deducts its fee. If the guest books directly with us through BY Stays on byadministration.dk, only the card fee is deducted.
The guest pays for the stayDKK 10,000
The guest pays for the stayDKK 10,000
The card fee is Stripe’s price for a standard card from the EEA, 1.5% + DKK 1.80. Premium cards and cards from outside the EEA cost up to 3.15% + DKK 1.80, and then you get DKK 7,983. We cannot promise how many guests will book directly.
The guest pays the cleaning fee on top of the rent, and it goes to cleaning after the stay. It is not part of the DKK 10,000, and we charge no fee on it. Airbnb does, however, take its 15.5% fee on the cleaning fee too, and you pay that part. For a direct booking, the fee on the cleaning is 1.5% instead of 15.5%. Linen and supplies are billed separately.
Sources: airbnb.dk/help/article/1857, 25.09.2026; airbnb.dk, «Enkelt servicegebyr», 25.09.2026; stripe.com/dk/pricing, 30.09.2026; Our management agreement, sections 3 and 6.
Against the agencies
Agencies typically take 25-40% of the rent. With us it is 32.5% in total when the guest books via Airbnb, and 18.5% when the guest books directly with us.
If the guest books directly with us, you get more than with an agency at the low end. Via Airbnb we sit inside the range: an agency at the low end gives you more than we do, and one at the high end less. How many guests book directly varies, and we cannot promise it.
Sources: Nordjyske, 27.08.2023; Bolius, updated 08.03.2023; TV 2 Kosmopol, 25.07.2019; sologstrand.dk/bliv-udlejer, 25.09.2026; stripe.com/dk/pricing, 30.09.2026.
Terms
Price is only part of it. Here are the terms with us and with Novasol and DanCenter, which both have a local office in Gilleleje, as they describe them themselves.
| BY Administration | Novasol | DanCenter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commitment period | The agreement runs until it is terminated.Our management agreement, section 13 | 12 months from signing. After that, the agreement renews automatically.novasol.dk/husejere, 25.09.2026 | Not stated on DanCenter’s pages for owners.dancenter.dk/udlejning-sommerhus, 25.09.2026 |
| Notice | The current month plus one calendar month. Confirmed bookings must go ahead.Our management agreement, section 13 | 6 months’ written notice, at the earliest after the first 12 months.novasol.dk/husejere, 25.09.2026 | Not stated on DanCenter’s pages for owners.dancenter.dk/udlejning-sommerhus, 25.09.2026 |
| Rental weeks | No minimum. You tell us in writing which dates you want to use yourself.Our management agreement, section 9 | At least 10 weeks a year.novasol.dk/husejere/kontrakt, 25.09.2026 | 4 weeks in the school summer holidays.dancenter.dk/udlejning-sommerhus/regler, 25.09.2026 |
| Who sets the price | We set the pricing strategy and adjust it as we go. You can tell us your wishes.Our management agreement, section 4 | You agree on the rent together when the contract is signed.novasol.dk/husejere/udlejningsproces, 25.09.2026 | DanCenter makes an individual proposal for weekly prices.dancenter.dk/udlejning-sommerhus/indtaegt, 25.09.2026 |
| Rate published | Yes: 17% of the rent including VAT, on this page. On top comes the platform’s fee (Airbnb 15.5%) or, for a direct booking with us, only the card fee.Our management agreement, sections 3 and 6 | Not stated on Novasol’s pages for owners.novasol.dk/husejere, 25.09.2026 | Not stated on the pages. The settlement prices are set out in the rental agreement.dancenter.dk/udlejning-sommerhus, 25.09.2026 |
| Damage cover | No scheme of our own. We can report damage to the platform but cannot guarantee cover, and damage follow-up can be billed separately.Our management agreement, sections 6 and 10 | Free peace-of-mind insurance and a minor damage scheme.novasol.dk/husejere, 25.09.2026 | Free damage support (Skadestøtte), which supplements your own insurance.dancenter.dk/udlejning-sommerhus, 25.09.2026 |
| Local office | No. Our office is in Copenhagen, and guests get the key via a key box or code lock.Our management agreement, section 4 | Yes, in Gilleleje.Sjællandske Nyheder, 18.04.2025 | Yes, in Gilleleje.gilleleje.dancenter.dk/kontakt, 25.09.2026 |
| Payout | Monthly in arrears, normally at the start of the month. The platform’s payout can be delayed. The platform’s cancellation rules apply to cancellations, and for a direct booking our terms for stays.Our management agreement, sections 9 and 11 | Before the guests arrive, and guaranteed for late cancellations.novasol.dk/husejere, 25.09.2026 | Always before a stay.dancenter.dk/udlejning-sommerhus, 25.09.2026 |
Terms differ from agency to agency. Sol og Strand, for example, says you can leave the agreement with one month’s notice, and that you decide yourself which weeks the house can be rented out. Feriepartner says you can rent out without a commitment period. Sources: sologstrand.dk/bliv-udlejer, 25.09.2026; feriepartner.dk/udlej-dit-sommerhus, 25.09.2026.
Rules
Two different rules answer two different questions. We keep them apart.
Generally not, if you are an individual renting out 1-2 summer houses (couples can rent out 3-4). Under the Danish Business Authority’s guidance, this is not normally treated as commercial rental if you have real personal use of at least 2 weeks a year per house, and the rental does not exceed 41 weeks a year.
Commercial rental, on the other hand, requires a permit from the Danish agency Plan- og Landdistriktsstyrelsen under sections 1 and 2 of the Summer Houses Act.
This is a different question from the one above. The Danish Business Authority’s guidance on section 40 of the Planning Act states that you as the owner may use the summer house yourself for up to 34 weeks in the summer period (1 March to 31 October) and up to 9 weeks in the winter period (1 November to the end of February), 43 weeks in total.
This is a right to use the house, not a right to rent it out. How many weeks you may rent it out is governed by the Summer Houses Act and the guidance above, not by this figure.
This page is general information, not tax or legal advice. The rules change, and your situation may differ. Check with Plan- og Landdistriktsstyrelsen, the Danish Tax Agency or an adviser before you make a decision.
The Summer Houses Act, LBK no. 400 of 12.04.2024, sections 1 and 2, https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2024/400 (in Danish). The Danish Business Authority, guidance on renting out summer houses, VEJ no. 9035 of 08.01.2021, https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/retsinfo/2021/9035 (in Danish). The Planning Act, LBK no. 572 of 29.05.2024, section 40, https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/lta/2024/572 (in Danish). Accessed 25.09.2026. Plan- og Landdistriktsstyrelsen, holiday homes, flex homes and rooms, https://www.plst.dk/udlejning/ferieboliger-fleksboliger-og-vaerelser-mv (in Danish), accessed 05.10.2026.
17% of rental income including VAT, the same model as Airbnb management. Cleaning, linen, supplies and maintenance are billed separately at cost or agreed rates, as with Airbnb management. The fee covers:
We collect articles about rules, tax and practicalities for summer house rental in our Insights.
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17% of rental income including VAT, excluding the cleaning fee, the same model as our Airbnb management (our management agreement, section 6). The platform’s fee comes on top, for example Airbnb’s fee of 15.5%. If the guest books directly with us on byadministration.dk, only the card fee is deducted. Cleaning, linen, supplies and maintenance are billed separately at cost or agreed rates.
The guest finds the house on BY Stays, our booking site on byadministration.dk, and pays by card with us. Then there is no platform fee, only the card fee: Stripe’s price, 1.5% + DKK 1.80 for a standard card from the EEA and up to 3.15% + DKK 1.80 for other cards (stripe.com/dk/pricing, accessed 30.09.2026). The house is still also listed on Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo with one shared calendar. We cannot promise how many guests will book directly.
We manage summer house rental in North Zealand.
Not always, and we show it openly. Of DKK 10,000 in rent via Airbnb, DKK 1,550 goes to Airbnb and DKK 1,700 to us, so you get DKK 6,750. Agencies typically take 25-40% of the rent (Nordjyske 27.08.2023 and Bolius, updated 08.03.2023). At 40% you get DKK 6,000, at 25% DKK 7,500. So we sit inside the range. Cleaning and tax are not included in the figures, nor is what guests pay for electricity and heating, which the owner receives with several agencies (for example Sol og Strand, sologstrand.dk/bliv-udlejer, accessed 25.09.2026).
The agreement runs until it is terminated, and you can terminate it with notice of the current month plus one calendar month. Confirmed bookings must still go ahead (our management agreement, section 13). With Novasol you are bound for 12 months and then have 6 months’ notice (novasol.dk/husejere, accessed 25.09.2026).
There is no minimum with us. You tell us in writing which dates you want to use the house yourself. Novasol requires at least 10 weeks a year and DanCenter 4 weeks in the school summer holidays (novasol.dk and dancenter.dk, accessed 25.09.2026). Sol og Strand also lets the owner decide which weeks the house is rented out (sologstrand.dk/bliv-udlejer, accessed 25.09.2026).
The guest pays the cleaning fee on top of the rent, and it covers cleaning after the stay. We charge no fee on it. Airbnb does take its 15.5% fee on the whole booking, including the cleaning fee, and you pay that part.
Generally not, if you rent out 1-2 summer houses as an individual (3-4 as a couple), have real personal use of at least 2 weeks a year per house, and the rental does not exceed 41 weeks a year. Source: the Summer Houses Act, section 1, and the Danish Business Authority, VEJ no. 9035 of 08.01.2021.
The Danish Business Authority’s guidance on section 40 of the Planning Act gives you up to 43 weeks of personal use a year (34 weeks summer, 9 weeks winter). This is a right to use it, not a right to rent it out, and should not be confused with the 41-week figure that decides whether the rental needs a permit.
Yes. In 2026, the first DKK 13,800 is tax-free for private rental without an agency or platform, and the first DKK 50,200 when you rent out via a digital platform that reports the income to the Danish Tax Agency. You pay tax on 60% of the income above the standard deduction (skat.dk, accessed 25.09.2026). Check in TastSelv that the income has been reported. Read more under summer houses in our Insights.
No. Renting out summer houses is generally exempt from VAT, whether you rent it out yourself, via Airbnb and Booking.com, or via a manager. Source: the Danish Tax Agency’s Legal Guide, D.A.5.8.5.
no onboarding fee in the campaign. Applies to new management agreements entered into up to and including 31 December 2026.
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